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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13
CONGRESS AND ITs WORK

Several Of our esteemed contemporaries have
followed the lead of The SUNDAY HERALD, and
suggested that an extra session Of Congress may
he called in November. But Mr.. Carlisle has
had talk with the President and discovered,
II is said, that Mr. Cleveland does not like the
notion The President, IL Is reported, said
positively that he would not call Congress TO.
gether unless II became necessary TO avoid a
financial depression. Officers Of the Executive
Departments undoubtedly have plcasantcr lot
when Congress is away. But the President
must not get In the habit Of thinking that his
own personal comfort and the public good are
univocal. The business of this great country
has grown too vast TO be carried on by the
methods which served well enough half a
century ago No one can know better than the
President himself that not ope-tenth OF the
work which Congress ought TO do gets done at
all. One chief reason for this is the waste of
time from March TO January, for nothing is now
ever done before the holidays. The cure fol
this is in the Presidents hands. Failing to ex.
ercisc his prerogativc of conveping Congress,
and pointing out the work which most needs IL.
attention, he must share the responsibility fol
the failure of necessary legislation.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13

listen TO for an instant, Even French critics con-
slider the scene In the frst act IN pcu fort ] am
cine md the Iaronnc but the congregations
between those ladies and Stanslas dc Grandrc-
don, the hardened bachelor. Henri dc symcux, a
good. .natured fellow. bordering on middle age,
and Jean do Camllnc, the pattern club-mnn- the
three friends OF Lucien dc Mvcrolice, whom
Francinc treats with almost equal familiarity
Annette the Counts young sister, who lives with
them, has retired discrcctly, and the husband has
taken up a newspaper aud only throws IN q word
here and there. when II suits him. "Stans," as
Francillon calls Dc Grari.cdon. is the principal
tulkcr, aud t.ics TO distract hcr thoughts with
cht-chat of the clubs, AT one moment Rosnlic
Mlchon pass,'s from the subject OF u, and Fran
cllon, ,ourrcd on by hat.conccalcd jealousy,
uniocs he, swn hal, and dcnes oil the Mchons
Of the monde or dcmi-mondc to equal II IN length
or beauty.
draiuntist, and there Us palWblc cxagucration In
this. with moro than one train of truth, how
ever. As told you, not 40 very long since there
Ia u growing tendency to permit lnNity OF Ian
guugc In certain Partisan salons, which is very
dcuornlisinr nnd deserves cnst'gntiOn. unfor-
tinately, the public, for the most part, notices
the cxnuperation and docs not lay the lesson to
heart; in fact Il is Just the opposite, ."Francil-
Ion" itself serving as M excuse FOR tho discussion
of subjects only ut for the smoking-room.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13
NEW POLICE REGULATIONS.

There is good news for the victims of insom.
mia in the new police regulations At last we
shall have some chance for good nights rest
II Mr.. Hewitt were In Congress now he would
not be obliged TO go over TO New York when
he wanted an undisturbcd sleep. At last the
rights Of the five hundred wakeful ones who
do not keep dogs are to be recognized, and the
right of the one sound sleeper. who ''uever
'hears" his dog yelpng all night, is to he ques.
toned Also those citizens who have such
taste for rural felcities that they must need
keep farm-yard full Of poultry in city back
yard TO split the ears aud spoil the tempers Of
hundred neghbors with matutinal crowings and
cacklings They will not be deprived of their
chickens, Of course, but they will he obliged to
prevent their Growing. Washington has been
so patient under all sorts Of noisy nuisances,
enduring without murmur disturbances that
would not be tolerated anywhere else, that the
idea of any sort of practical remedy for them
never seemed to be thought Of. People have
slept II they could. II they could not they
grumbled little, but seemed TO onsider it some.
thing TO be borne with philosophy, like au inevi-
table calamity. IT is, therefore, with a sort OF
surprise that we find We are actually to be pro.
,ected by the police from these nerve-stretchng
nuisances that have preyed ON our slumber SO
long. Let them do their work vigorously
The dest-mannered man that ever lay awake
at night will rejoice to see his ncigbbor's dog
deprived of his bark, which has always been
worse than his bite.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13

made cash In the corpsc's forearm. To the as.
constituent OF all, the blood spurted out in
wholesome flow, and the dead man, with an ex.
precision OF relief and gratitude, sat up In hi. box
CONN. He had been In trance, but thoroughly
and ntcllipently awake during the post-mortcm
examination In the hospital and throughout all
the subsequent proceedings, but as powerlcss No
II actually dead The sudden shock Of the keen
steel rippiog hts flesh started the wheels Of life
again and he was alive. and still lives. His case
was attended to favorably by the Pension ONCE.
Here Is a man who fought. died, and blcd for
his country, and still lives 10 draw n pcpsion
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13

The funeral OF Senator Beck's wife last Tues
day was marked testimonial of respect not
only to the deceased lady, but also Of sincere
sympathy with the bercaved husband, whose
years of patient devotion to his wife are so well
known here. Every Senator now In the city
attended, and the wives OF many Of them, as
well as other prominent Congressman and their
families. Mr.. Sherman left that morning for
the South, but was represented by his estimablc
wife. Mrs. Vance represented her husband,
who is absent. All OF the employees of the
Senate were present and large representation
Of the old society Of Washington, AZ Mrs. Beck
was related or connected to the WashingtoDs,
the Bars, aud Mr. Corcoran, whose nephew
married her eldest daughter. Mr. Beck has
been (stroDg man that hcis, and belligercnt as
he has shown himself In wars Of words In Con
grcss) perfectly childlike and meek In his
great afliciion, submitting to do anything he
was told to do, and yet being at all times
thoughtful for others. As, for instance, he
said on Tuesday that he was so glad the weather
was clear, because he was afraid on Monday
that 1t might I've inclement during the time Of
the funeral, and that Mr.. Corcoran and others
whom he knew would attend would take cold.
Most OF those who attended the services at
the house accompanied the remains TO the de-
pot, and some OF the more intimate friends
went TO say goodbyc into the drawing room
car which Senator Beck and his daughter and
soDin-law, Maj. Goodloc, had for their exclu-
siyc use during the journey. The parting there
between Senator Beck and his colleague, Sen
ator Blackburn, was most pathetic Both the
strong men broke down and cried like children.
Mr.. Beck said, "God bless you, Joe; God bless
you for this. And, Joe, tell those other gentle
| men that bless them, not only for being pail
bearers but for all their kindness 10 me and u
my dear wife. Look after them, Joe; see that
| they arc all cared for" Just before the train
| started messenger cnine into tho car with q
waiter, on which was fine lunch, sent with
John Chomberlain's compliments 10 Senator
Beck, and when told Of II he broke down
again.
The late Mrs. Beck, while moi The brilliant SO
cicty woman Or one learned In politics which
she has been represented TO bo since her death
was most aiTectiona,e wife and mother aud q
music aud TO flowers and whenever well enough
played on the plano to amuse herself
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13
THE TROUBLE WITH CONGRESS-

The Forty-ninth Congress closed, jus, as it's
predecessors have, with great rush aud hurry
Of legislation, with much hustle aud excite
ment, aud hurrying TO aud fro aud pre,ernatural
activity, with almost continuous session for
three days and nights II seems to have be-
come an essential feature Of our legislative
method that the absolutely necessary work of
session Of Congress shall be left TO the last. To
sn outsider or a bushes, luap It may seem alb.
sird that body Of men, who know that what
ever else Is done certaiu bills must be passed
70 keep the Government machine running,
.hould pos'pon action on those bills until the
time has narrowed down TO a few days, But to
Congress there seems apparently no absurdity
In such proceeding aud year after year they
repeat the saue pIUerastlDating manner OF work
until it has by long usage come to be the regu'
lar and respectable course and no one expects
them to do anything else. There was the usual
vatt mortality Of bills some died on the calen.
dar and some on the table and some IN commit
tee. but few Of the great host survived TO gel,
action by both branches OF Congress. There Is
something melancholy about this untIinely end.
II bill is considered aud rejected II IL no, sad,
for II may deserve It's fate, and II II does not
the responsibility for II rests upon something
tangible, but for some hopeful measure big
with benefits 10 the country 10 pass one house
aud he smothered In the other by Il weight Of
equally unfortunate companions, never having
seen the light OF debate or action, IL really
,omethlng TO move ones sympa,hies' As for
ibe character of the laws passed during the ex'
element and hurry at the last, II IL safe to say
that whatever wisdom they may possess Ia not
gained from the calm and deliberate discussion
and consideration which Is supposed TO be neces
,ary to anything SO weighty and important as
law.
Although Congress always does, and perhaps
alwsys viii, meet It's end In this conyulsivei un'
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13
INTERSTATE COMMERCE BILL

The passage Of this bill by the Congress Just
closed will affect Army officers to greater
degree than many Of them now realize. II was
designed by its trainers to benefit the people
and free them from the extortionate charges
existing at various points along certain liues Of
railroad. The Intention was TO equalize freight
rates and abolish the discrimination between
the long and short haul ns at present existing.
By the act of Congress referred to II is made a
penal offense for railroad officials to grant or
allow lower rate for passenger or freight
transportation 10 one person than to any other,
the practical effect Of which-as determined by
the railroad managers In session at Chicago
last week-will be to abolish the passes and
special and half rates for passengers and freight
heretofore allowed to shippers and other
classes, among whom are officers Of the Army.
Heretofore, whenever au officer has had an or
der TO change station, the officers of the Quar-.
termaster's Department have come to his aid,
and secured, in the majority Of cases, passes or
half rates for all his family including servants,
and large reduction Of his freight charges on
all his household goods In excess Of his Govern.
ment allowance, through the courtesy Of va
rious lines Of railroad The allowance trans
ported free by the War Department is so small
that no married officer can ever keep within II
aud take along the necessities and comforts Of
life, go that a change involves invariably n
considerable expense, whence ariscs the old
Army saying that ''three moves are equal 10 a
fire" The new law will prevent any such con-
cessons on the part Of the railroads, mud the
ofIicer who has to change station after March
~, when the new law goes into effect, will Ger.
tainly be out Of luck. II will also make de.
IL M IT L.. a.. ...I.. nj.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13
Because His Feet Took HIM There?

a young man In one OF the north counties Of
Dakota had an engagement TO marry during
the blizzard, the home OF the bride being miles
away, The foads were blocked SO that he
could not 20 by any conveyance, but lie took
snow-shoes and made the trip on time, and his
wife was proud his feat.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13
Disputed Authority,
LnL.I hIAI

''llow are youY' said Il bustling gentleman
entering the private Office. "You are the head
Of the institution, belieyefn
"wc-cll," responded the inmate Of the oflice,
~ am sometimes"
"Ain't you Mr.. Blank ~
"Yrs, SIR
II believe did business with you as the head
Of the firm when was here lastf'
"Yes, believe you did
Has there been change since thenY'
swell, not exactly. But we placed n lady
ni the head Of the sales department not long
ago, and sometimes MS u little difficult TO tell
who Is running the lpstIlution.n
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13
Cupidrs Bandasc RudcIy Torn on.

TIHIVHHU IIHI1DIVTI
"wlll you kindly favor me with your hand ~
be said softly.
"Oh George she exclaimed, blushlng be-
eomIngly, this is SO sudden, Really hardly
know what TO say"
II am very deeply interested In palmlsiry,
you KNOW he explained.
And he never could understand why she left
the room with such q display Of temper.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13

To Gilbert and sullivan.
IIafe.l
Your latest operate freak,
Ye gents OF "huddygorc,"
10 use your native idiOin,
Is so bloody bore.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13


II at some date some one Will compile n vol
ume or two from the divers applications for pen.
siOns flcd at the general office In this city we
will have one of the most Interesting aud dig
tinctly individualized publications incidental to
the war. On the principle that In tho whole
world there are no two faces precisely alike,
| so there are no two claimants whose npplI.
cations are similar, and thousands evidence
very strange field aud hospital experiences. Re-
Gently n characteristic ease occurred. Au cS-
soldier applied for pension, The matter, as 10
customary, was referred 10 the War Department,
where the applicants record was looked up. The
rolls showed that the said soldier had died In the
District Of Columbia In 1884 and was buried.
The natural 'nferenre was that the applicant
WAS fraud. He was persistent, however, aud
his persstency interested one OF the cxaini-
nes In his favor Tho applicant was proven
10 be what he claimed that IL, he and the dead
soldier were Identical
| The manner In which his reported and Officially
enrolled death occurred was interesting In its
explanation. lie had from complication OF
l illnesses contracted ON the Peninsula become
subject 10 an affection Of the heart; while a pa
Z iicnt Ia the hospital above Meridian Hin he was
stricken with q terrible attack and 10 all appear
anccs was dead He was SO pronounced by the
surgeons In charge and SO reported. lie was
removed TO the dead-houso and was tumbled
/ into the pine box He was about 10 be buried,
when one OF the soldiers designated for sexton
purposes remarked TO his comrades, us he de.
tected color that looked like life by the candle.
/ light, IL was night tme,J that he didn't believe
the man was dead. The Others laughed ut his
doubts and started 10 lift the coffin. The first
soldier was rcsolute In his opinion, however, and
I TO satisfy himself opened his pocketknlic and
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1887-03-13

yulgc the name OF her nccoinplicc' Anonyina
| has suppcd with lncoguitO
In tho meantime, the Count having sent for his
lawycr,a clerk is announced, and Francillon
seeing. him. surely Incognito was some other
than Pinqnct the handsome young clerk! He is
questioned In ambiguo'!s phrases, but they can
| make nothing OF him. To cut long story short,
II is the IlarOnne Smith who at last and by very
simple stra,ass,m entraps the unhappy wife into nt
husband 20 the opera, true TINT shcsupped at the
| Mason dor, she has not further degridcd her
self a. first md In spite Of al her friend has to
then the baroness changes her tactics.
well, suppose there is nothing more to be
said. ior unfortunately the young man has con
"Iie lies" cries Franeinc.
st res y sasHTh The svSsy DE- S
wished to ruin her reputation and committed per-
Jury f9r the sakc OF reyengSl AZ soon as the
every one, we may suppose, IN happy attcrwnid.
That s, good .cr,ipulous, honorable people
think so, but society IL neither good, Oycr-bur-
dcncd with scruples, nor always honorable. The
men viii tell you that such man as Dc River;
G,iss IL not Likely e 9s auI suddenly transformed
that the lesson, though II hard one, is not likely
e make a LASTING Impression; besides Rosalie
attractions OF her kind. The Count Is but poor
creature after all, and sure 70 bc caught with
ehaG; II Is Impossible to Imagine such man lead
Ing the respectable life of respectable citizen.
husband, and father Of family. For the est, his
own father appreciates him. at his right vnlue.
W
able old noble, who firmly believes In the degene.
racy Of the times TO the Baroness. And this Hiv.
erOllcs be mss there IL many another OF tho same
breed; men who spend half their lives ut bacca-
rat. and who, while they are incapable Of an hon
est stpas.ion for an honest woman, will allow
themselves 10 be befooled and hoodwinked by
painted sirens who spend their money and laugh
Jean" or "Petit Alphonse" u thousand times
y. Dumas had not far 70 70 to find some one 10
cit for this Counts portrait.
Francino Ia u product of Partisan civilization
not so common ono, doubtless, but 70 be met
with nevertheless, now aud then. She Interests
US; We may even shed tear over her troubles, d
special tribute 10 the talent Of Mile. barct, wlo
has Identified herself entirely with this charac
ter-at once superficial and capable Of deep feel
Ing, pure and knowing ~ the wiekedness OF tht
the basest OF fasehoods II Is the entourdge her,
that makes the woman, and this y very wei
eoIurchic; II by birth aud education the pair be
long % the noble Faubonrs, BY taste and inclina
tion they are "nouyeau Paris" FraDcillon ha,
no prudery, Things are talked OF In her pres
ence that no American or English lady woult
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DOUBLE BIRDS, ENGLISH RULES.

Shooting at artificial birds, such as clay
II Is far inferior. 1t does not require SO much
sk auicRnsss clay RFe9nb ss fastest
70 VAT until |. begins e iai sna Frat siyes
6onrss Of a1esn lGf oat
speed increases rs the bird flies away from
S OUT Of range soT TO XIII the Bird you must shoot
as soon as possible after 1t leaves the trap. 1t
T % for bgs s CLAW
birds close to the trap at the beginning Of the
flight but that rule is adopted only BY experts
more d hheufs' to hft % s q those darling
erratic fellows than anything else that has
wings. They are very quick. make sharp
dicals to xiii. shot holes through thei
wings do not disturb them and VIII not bring
bounds i and hang on a fence. and ave counted
twenty holes in its wings while it hung there.
In New Orleans they are uSsing bats almost ex,
get them in large quantities: II We could get
them here they would take the place Of birds
Anybody who can, handle a, gun with any
gumption at all can learn to shoot tolerably
we'll at the trap The novice should not begin
first thing Is to get perfect command over the
gun, and the way to do that is to shoot at
the shots is the best Stand facing it. bring
the gun up qulekly-looking at the target, not
where YOU are looking. You can tell whether
you are shooting high or low, and can correct
your faults II you were shooting. at some
thing thrown into the dir you, would know only
when you missed and could not tell why.
Missing Is good practice II YOU know why you
miss. Keep at the target until you can throw
the barrel Of the gun Into line and hit 1t fair
every time. Then you are ready to shoot at
moving objects.
There Is much said about holding ahead Of
O bird, and some teach that you should get
your gun on the bird and then swing ahead OF
1t. Much OF that Is misleading. You don't need
to hold very much ahead OF anything. You
must remember that you are using shot that
scatter. Tho secret Of wing shooting fs to
Judge quickly from the line OF flight Just where
you want to shoot, and pull right up and shoot
there. II you try % hold on a bird and follow
1t you are likely to got confused and take too
much time.
Accurate shooting depends a great deal
powder will throw the ehot badly. and then the
powder must be put into the cartridge Just
right, or 1t will not work we'll; To avoid smoke.
which Is great hindrance when you are using
both barrels, use wood powder. and find
that 1t must be loaded with the greatest care:
There is a great deal OF talk against wood
powder, but that Is because very few shooters
take pains enough In loading or understand
the peculiarities of the powder. To get It right
/ load all my own shells and trust nothing to
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FROM THE PLUNGE TRAP.

THE Monaco rules vary from the Hurting
ham only IN tho boundary which u IL yards
and 81 inches, instead OF 30 yards; Being
measured from the centre trap. this gtyes only
bird rises from one Of the latter you must
these rules originated at Monaco. The pecu-
liar conditions OF pigeon shooting there made
the shorter boundary necessary. Matches are
shot on the terrace overlooking tho sea, be-
terrace is, narrow. and the greatest distance
the edge OF the bluff is II metres. or IS yards
and II inches. bird that falls oyer the bluff.
ofcourse. cannot be retrieved, and Is lost bird,
even II killed Under tho old American rules,
and retrieve It In three minutes. , but that
aeo boundary WAS matter OF necessity, but 1t
has been adopted as an Improvement 1t was
found that the quicker shooting required to
drop the birds within bounds improved tho
can't follow a bird and take his time when i
difference In the number killed. In one Of my
matches in England I killed 100 blue rocks
within 80 yards, but only % OF them fell In the
narrower bounds and were counted ss n late
bounds, but more fell dead within so yards
The manner OF holding the gun now differs
from the old style. The old rule was that the
butt should be held below the elbow until the
trap was sprung. Now II Is held Just below the
armpt. II should be held pretty we'll forward
and clear Of the arm, so that 4 will come up
the breast. The left arm ought to be well ,ex-
tended, not rigid, but with just bend enough to
be easy. That gives better command over the
muzzle than the old style OF short hold.
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THE DOG STOOD NO NONSENSE
A Collie That Knew His Rights and Had
His Own Way.

WASHINGTON, Pa, June 4. Washington
county is one Of the greatest sheep raising
counties in the Union. and every farmer has
his kennel Of wcll-trained collies or shepherd
dogs. The intelligence Of these dogs is amaz-
ing. Frequently large focks Of sheep are
taken entire charge OF by them and attended
in the fields with almost human reasoning.
The other day n farmer sold a flock Of sheep to
a dealer who lived thirty miles distant from the
place Of purchase. The seller of the sheep
loaned the man who bought them collie dog
to assist him In driving them home. The man
was instructed simply to feed the dog when he
arrived at his destination. and then tell him to
60 home which the collie would do.
The dog showed such great intelligence In
managing the sheep. on tho way, that the
dealer made up his mind to keep him
instead OF sending him home He locked
the collie in his barn. The dog seemed to un-
derstand what the man meant by the proceed
ing. and at once became sulky and cross and
refused to eat, After keeping the animal
locked up nearly two days the sheer dealer ss
OF no service to him. and he let him out and
told him to go home. The dog had something
else on his mind us well as returning homo
and that was apparently the idea that, II the
man had been keeping him wrongfully, he was
also keeping the sheep In the same way. and
so the collie went to the field where the sheep
had been put with other sheep, separated them
tire distance TO their former owners farm
The dealer tried to driye the dog away from
the sheep. but the collie met every attempt
with such fierce attacks on the man that the
latter finally let the drove go, and went over
the next day and got them again.